I am very curious to know why do donkeys burrow their heads deep down in straw when eating? I delivered this morning’s feed to the indoor stable manger because I thought it was about to rain. In fact the heavy dark clouds dispersed half an hour later. Once again I observed the donkeys very quickly … More Straw burrowing
Rubí Donkey writes her Rubí Tuesday blog. Our Peasant is having a bad day. He spent a short time looking at his computer this morning then a long time swearing while sweeping up donkey manure before putting the shopping bags in the long-suffering Hyundai and swearing his way down the road to go … More The quality of straw
El Parral is in a pine wooded valley under the Aitana ridge in the Costa Blanca. It was on Saturday 18 June 2016 – starting at 6 a.m. – that we walked the donkeys from the old field I had rented for six years in the valley below Finestrat to their new home here in … More El Parralel universe
It is the end of the school year, but after a year of retirement I have only noticed this because there seem to be more children in evidence when I go shopping. The daily physical work involved in the care of four very large animals keeps me very active but the mental challenges in such … More Bath time for Morris